Or The Skeleton in the cupboard
With an original lithograph and declaration by Graham Sutherland
Limited edition: 255 pages, frontispiece, black and white illustrations, blue leather sides with white leather spine, titled gilt on the spine, top edge gilt, others uncut, a very good copy in the black cloth covered slip case which is damaged at the bottom edge.
Limitation reads: This edition of Cakes and Ale is limited to 1000 copies and signed by the author and the artist. no. 366
The four pages preceding the preface are facsimile reproductions of the first and last two pages of the original manuscript of Cakes and Ale
Loosely inserted are two letters : One by Colin H. Brown to Somerset Maugham dated 23rd January 1954 thanking him for his literary contribution on his eightieth birthday, and a reply to Colin Brown from Somerset Maugham dated 2 February 1954 thanking him for the good wishes received on his birthday.
- Overall Condition: A very good copy
- Size: 8vo (230 x160mm)
- Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
- Contact Person: Paul Mills
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 021 794 0600
- Preferred Payment Methods: Visa & Mastercard via PayGate secure links and Bank transfers.
- Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA

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